Sydney China Business Forum program

Time

Event

Panel description

8 – 9am

Registration

9 – 9.20am

Welcome and opening of forum

Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of NSW and Chancellor of the University of Sydney The Hon. Barry O’Farrell MP, Premier of New South Wales The Hon. Martin Ferguson MP, Australia’s Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism Mr Guiru Ling, Counsellor, the Economic and Commercial Office, Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China, Sydney (representing the Consul-General)The Hon. Robert Kok, Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney (representing the Lord Mayor) Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney Professor Kerry Brown, Executive Director of the University of Sydney China Studies Centre

Report highlights and case studies: Professor Hans Hendrischke, Professor of Chinese Business and Management, University of Sydney Business School and Mr Doug Ferguson, Partner, KPMG Asia Business Group

The Premier will refer to his launch of the KPMG/University of Sydney report, ‘Demystifying Chinese Investment’, in August 2012 and introduce the preliminary KPMG/University of Sydney research on Australia’s Energy Challenge (which anticipates the final Energy White Paper).

9.45 – 10.15am

Keynote address: The Hon. Martin Ferguson MPMinister for Resources and EnergyMinister for Tourism

The Energy White Paper aims to set durable policy directions to ensure Australia's long-term economic prosperity and energy security. What are the major challenges for Australia, and for investors? According to the draft paper, over the next two decades Australia will need to invest more than $200 billion in infrastructure to sustain our resources and energy industries. How have recent developments affected these forecasts?

Where are investment funds likely to come from for the infrastructure requirements needed to sustain our resources and energy industries? What countries is NSW targeting?

China will be the major client for Australian resources, but there is increasing international competition for Chinese investment capital. How does Chinese investment differ from international investment from other sources? How can Australian-Chinese trade links be used to attract Chinese infrastructure investment?

Professor Hans Hendrischke, Professor of Chinese Business and Management, University of Sydney Business School

Mr Doug Ferguson, Partner, KPMG Asia Business Group

This panel will focus its discussion on the resources and energy infrastructure built by China over the last few decades and the leading technical expertise it has acquired in areas such as railway, power grid and pipeline construction. What technological expertise is China likely to contribute to Australian infrastructure development? Are there new models which will combine technical and financial investment?

China has a strong record of success in major infrastructure development. The scale of these developments is significant, and through them, Chinese investors have developed substantial expertise. What opportunities are Chinese investors looking for in Australia, and what expertise can they bring with them?

2.15 – 3.15pm

Chair and participant: Professor Vivienne Bath, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney and Vice-President, NSW Branch, Australia China Business Council

Professor Allan Fels AO, Dean of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government

Mr Andrew Reeves, Chair, Australian Energy Regulator

The Hon. John Brumby, Director, Huawei Australia

Mr Hong Chen, Head, Australia Group, China Development Bank

Ms Susan O’Rourke, Partner, McCullough Robertson Lawyers

What are the characteristics of Chinese infrastructure investment? Is Chinese state capitalism a relevant consideration? Does Chinese state-ownership have practical implications for Australia's competitive environment? How can regulatory and business considerations be combined to lead to optimal outcomes?

3.15 – 3.30 pm

Afternoon tea break

3.30 - 4pm

Keynote address: The Hon. Andrew Stoner MPDeputy Premier of NSWNSW Minister for Trade and Investment and Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services

4 – 5pm

Chair: Professor Marian Baird,University of Sydney Business School

Panel four – Opportunities for ‘spill-over’ investment In speaker order:

Professor Yongda Yu, Director of the Institute of International Strategy and Development, Tsinghua University

Mr Zeke Solomon AM, Senior Consultant, Allens

Investment cooperation creates partnerships and trust. How can partnerships in infrastructure construction be extended into agribusiness and other areas, including services and manufacturing, where Australia is seeking investment?